Glass Type: Soda lime
Description
Soda lime is created by using high quality grades of silica sand that are virtually free of iron oxides. This results in a transparent, “water white” glass that has higher transmission characteristics compared to normal soda lime.
| Thermal Properties | Mechanical Properties | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal Coefficient of Expansion | 84.5 x 10-7/°C (0 °C - 300 °C) | Density | 2530 kg/m3 | ||||
| Annealing Point | 546°C/ 1015° F | Moh's Hardness | 5 to 6 | ||||
| Softening Point | 726°C /1340° F | Young’s Modulus | 7.2x1010 Pa | ||||
| Strain Point | 514°C/ 957°F | Poisson’s Ratio | 0.23 | ||||
| Chemical Properties | Electrical Properties | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrolytic Resistance | Class 3 | Dielectric Constant | (at 1 MHz and 20 °C) 7.0 | ||||
| Acid Resistance | N/A | Resistivity | Log (Ω . cm) 8.5 | ||||
| Alkali Resistance | N/A | Dielectric Strength | |||||
| Optical Properties | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Refractive Index | 1,511 (1 μm) | ||
